Top 12 First Dance Wedding Songs

Your first dance song is a moment you’ll remember for the rest of your married life. Whether you want to do a traditional ‘slow dance’ waltz, or something funny and upbeat, or even if you want to go the whole nine yards and sign up for Bride and Groom dancing classes, your first dance will be one of the most meaningful moments of your big day (aside your first kiss in the church or ceremony venue). The first dance is a symbolic tradition. Now that you’ve tied the knot, you’ll be working together as a team to create something beautiful, and that’s what you’ll be doing on the dance floor in front of all your guests.

You may want it to be a hyper-romantic moment, where you both dance to the entirety of a popular song while your friends and family look on. You may be happy just to just sway to a fun track for a minute or two before asking all present to join you out on the D-floor. It really depends on your personalities. One thing that all the best wedding songs tend to have in common is that they tend to kick off after the speeches have wrapped up. It’s not unusual for modern weddings to shake up the conventional itinerary. Having a breakfast wedding is very in vogue, so is splitting up the speeches in between courses so that no one gets too bored! But first dance wedding songs tend to come after all the formalities – because once you’ve kicked the dancing off your guests generally want to get their groove on!

When it comes to picking what your love song dance will be, give yourself plenty of time to decide. A good idea is to start a joint playlist together on Spotify. Add things you both like, veto songs that don’t speak to you, and eventually you should be left with a wedding song that is unique to your relationship. Don’t be afraid to veer away from classic wedding songs. Picking a song sung by a totally unknown could be the best decision you ever made. Even if you have to Google ‘songs like All of Me‘ by John Legend or ‘songs like Dancing in the Moonlight‘ by Toploader, you may eventually find something contemporary and cool that suits you both to a T.

So pick an Ed Sheeran wedding song, or go for something alternative and completely left of field – it’s your wedding day after all! If you’re lacking inspiration, check out our list of wedding songs. We’ve picked 12 sweet tunes from a variety of genres and, although you might not think this playlist can be described as ‘the best of all time’, our list may remind you of some modern wedding songs you hadn’t yet considered.